Machine-translated from Faroese and not yet reviewed. Read the original.
Bjørk H. Olsen and Rebekka Fuglø after running the 800 m
In the girls’ 14 800 m race, Rebekka Fuglø did nothing less than set a new Faroese women’s record! In a strong field, Rebekka had to go out hard to keep up with the leaders. The first 400 metres were covered in just 69 seconds (the Faroese 400 m record is 68.17 sec), so the second lap was very tough for her. But Rebekka battled hard and managed to cross the line as number 4, at the same time setting a new Faroese women’s 800 m record with a time of 2:24.90.
The old record was set by Bjørk Herup Olsen earlier this year, when she ran the distance in 2:25.92 at the Lyngby Games. And shortly after Rebekka had taken the record from her, Bjørk had the chance to take it back when the race for the 16-year-old girls started. Bjørk came close, but a rather cautious first lap meant the attempt failed. Bjørk, who was rather unhappy with this race, finished seventh with a time of 2:26.59
The plan was also for Vár Gregersen to compete today. But because her foot is so badly bitten by mosquitoes, there was no question of her racing today. How things will be tomorrow, Thursday, we do not know at the time of writing.
